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I know the ebikes are out there, but we mostly ride our local trail and don't see a lot, especially now that summer is gone and it's cold, Just the local diehard cyclists now. All our ebikes are home conversions. I'm picking up a vintage Raleigh tomorrow to convert over the winter. Sure...

In the early 90's, I bought of tub of this grease, mainly to grease the sliders on automotive brake calipers. It's also rated for wheel bearings. As time passed, I used it for garage door wheels, and eventually in my bike axles, headsets and BB's. Recently used a dollop in my TSDZ2 mid drive...

Was going to pull the crank and pedals/axle (BB) from my diamondback. I couldn't get the arm off. Ripped the threads out of the pedal. Ok. Got a new tool at LBS and tried the other side. Ripped those threads out too, A wedge under the pedal would have worked, but not having one, I turned to...

I understand the mismatch now. I also bought a set of Zoom hydraulic brakes a few years ago, but never got around to installing them, I just tried to fit them to a 4n1 cable I had, and yep, they are too big, Then I measured my cables. They're 6mm, so are M6. .I also measured the connectors in...

I use an old fork as my trueing stand, and a piece of tape as my gauge, The pen marks are probably 1 mm wide. Purists that use dial gauges would scorn me. On the bike, I will put a zip tie on the frame and trim it so it just brushes the rim,

An adapter will just make the throttle cable too long,. I would just cut the connectors off my old puckipucker brakes and throttle and put them on the new parts, That way. there's less question about the pin out too, Shrink wrap tubing and a soldering iron for good neat DIY approach. There is...

Rear wheels need to be dished to account for the gears. The spoke calculators will give you different length spokes on opposite sides to account for the offset. I believe that reduces the differences in spoke tension on opposite sides. Ten years ago, when I had wheels not properly dished, I'd...

For midmotors, I have a Bafang BBS02B install and two Tongsheng TSDZ2 installs I think the Bafang 36V BBS01B 250 watt kit would fit your wife's needs. It probably adds 7 pounds to the bottom of the bike and is bulletproof. The BBS02B is a little heavier, runs on 48V and with 500-750 watts is...

Self taught spoke guy. The sound that matters is when you hear the wheels tinkle when a loose spoke pops in and out as the wheels roll, Those are easy to find by squeezing the spokes, .and I'll just tighten the spoke til it feels like others, I've built quite a few wheels, most with motors...

Increase the front crank gear and/or decrease the smallest derailleur gear, If you have a Shimano freewheel, their smallest gear is usually 14T. You can swap in a DNP freewheel with 11T as the smallest gear.

That Cell Saviors article needs peer review. , They started out several years ago taking apart surplus ebike batteries and selling the cells to hobbyists. I bought some lightly used LG cells from them, and they worked out fine, I am sure they lost money selling those cells, so now it's a public...

Well, it seems to me they're not protesting the US happenings. Just going out for soup.

Have built more than a few batteries for my ebikes, I've watched them charge/discharge carefully and make the following observations. When I monitor the charging current between charger and the battery, it drops to zero as the pack hits full charge, unless it's a balance BMS. Then I'll see a...

For safety, don't ride alone in remote places Carry a phone,

I won't charge over night when I'm sleeping. I plug it in during the day and if I'm on top of my game, I'll remember unplug it around midnight. That's a pre-sleep routine anyway. Walk out to the garage to make sure door is closed, batteries unplugged, car locked in driveway,

Back in scouts, the scout manual showed a coffee can that you stuffed with rolled up corrugated cardboard. Then you filled the gaps with old cooking grease, Used it for stove. I had an especially old boy scout manual. Issued during the early 40's, it had a section about how to deal with enemy...

Do you really want a 100 pound ebike with another display, maybe a thottle on the other side and a floating luggage rack with a battery that is going to snap off? Sure, you could solve and reduce the complexity, but it's not worth it,

With my torque assist, I can go 13 mph with the same pedal speed in all four assist levels. Of course, with more pedaling force, it will go faster at higher assist. I had expected that it would go faster for the same pedal force in higher levels, but this is really only true for much higher...

Several years ago, I was in the same boat. Battery locked on bike, but keys missing, I bought a lock pick set off ebay and tried to learn lock picking, I got pretty good with the transparent practice lock included with the kit, but the ebike keys turned up, Nonetheless, I fiddled with the...

Got only 100 miles this year on my regular bike, vs 2500 miles on ebikes. I did wear out the original tires on that bike since I bought it in 2015, so it's seen some use, but I need to face reality, Getting old, It's time to put a motor on this GT hybrid.